Monthly Archives: May 2020

Inuyashiki (2018)

いぬやしき

Director: Shinsuke Sato
Writer: Hiroya Oku (manga), Hiroshi Hashimoto
Stars: Noritake Kinashi, Takeru Satoh, Kanata Hongo

いぬやしき

Inuyashiki Ichiro, a struggling older man with an uncaring family, finds himself completely changed into a different being along with another younger man in the park.

Inuyashiki uses his newly gained powers for good while the young man, Shishigami Hiro, uses his powers for evil.

Disconnect (2012)

Director: Henry Alex Rubin
Writer: Andrew Stern
Stars: Jason Bateman, Jonah Bobo, Haley Ramm

Friends driving a friend to extremes through a fake account, and journalists trying to save a webcam boy. The relationships created through online can be complicated, and extremely fragile. This movie takes a raw approach to examining such relationships.

People’s issues rarely change, and it is no different in this connected world. Rather, the issues intensify, and human problems magnify. People can hide behind their online identities, and it can be harder for people to really connect at a deeper level.